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Coming up, ESPN NFL analyst Ryan Clark, NFL network insider Tom Pellicero. And now, it's Rich Isen. Hour number two, the Rich Eisen Show is on the air. 844-204 Rich is the number to dial Tom Pellisaro. And hour number three, to give us the scoop on everything going down, it's a What's More Likely Friday.
We just had Tori Holt here, and I love that guy, man. We went down memory lane quite a bit with him, right? Yeah, where he was in the first NFL network commercial I did back in the day.
Now, you know, the show that we're doing in year 11 is on Disney Plus, the ESPN app, and ESPN Radio presented by Progressive Insurance. But of course, you know, I dragged him down to my level at the end, and I had no idea he was already there at that level as an NC. State Wolfpack Hall of Famer and a guy who lost the Super Bowl to Bill Belichick, me asking him how he felt about Belichick's struggles at North Carolina was an instant classic response. Wasn't just him, it's a whole family of family. I know his wife was here, she's just like, she was just like going like this, you know, in the background.
You tracked him into our petty scale. I did. And he is Richard the King. That's top level. No matter how high class you can be, sometimes you're just a fan at heart.
And I think. Uh the same can be said for the um Emmy Award-winning Ryan Clark, whose Instagram account caught our eye. I saw that this morning. You know, the longtime Pittsburgh Steeler had this to say. uh while watching Thursday Night Football's Flacco Sance.
Over. Can't be serious. Joe Flacco dog, bro. Cleveland ruins. Everything.
Joe Flacco, Jamar Chase going off. He didn't throw him 37 dang balls. T. Higgins, Yossi Voss, Chase Brown looking like Corey Dillon. And when did the offensive line learn how to block?
They ain't blocked for nobody all year. We watched Joe Burrow get tow out the frame. Jake Browning get tore out the frame. TJ Watt and Damn Hayward ain't get to the quarterback till late in the game. And then Joe Flacco was running the ball.
Running up this man is ancient. Bruh, I ain't like him since he came in the league and he was damn Baltimore Raven. He'd have been the Cleveland Brown. He'd have been the Cincinnati Bengal. The man spends his whole, he spent his whole adult life trying to terrorize the Pittsburgh Steelers.
And right when we could take hold of the AFC North, be at the top of the dang AFC, he come and do this. The Browns ruined everything. They should have kept that man on the bench, backing up Dylan Gabriel. Yes. Ryan Clark, here on the Rich Eisen Show.
I mean, bravo, sir. 10 of 10. No notes. Spoken from the heart. No notes, Ryan.
No notes at all. Yeah, that wasn't my finest analyst moment. Rich, that was like, I was sitting in the same room I'm sitting in right now, and I'm watching Joe Flacco be the Joe Flacco that took the Baltimore Ravens. To the Super Bowl. And it made me think about what Coach Tomlin said about GM Andrew Berry from the Cleveland Browns.
He's like, well, he must be smarter than me. He understood that Joe Flacco still had something. And if you go back to week one, he threw for 290 yards against the Cincinnati Bengals. And now you see him with Jamar Chase, obviously T. Higgins, and what he's able to do with that team since about the second half of that first game against Green Bay.
Nobody's gonna wanna play this offense, but I'm just more upset. that the Pittsburgh Steelers didn't take that next step. Coming into the season with Aaron Rodgers, I thought to myself, okay, this is a playoff team. And then now you see them with the down AFC North. The AFC as a conference is not as strong as we thought it would be.
And to lay an egg like they did last night defensively is unacceptable. Yeah, I mean, when Flacco pulled the ball and ran it for 12 yards. Uh I audibly screamed. I audibly screamed out loud. Uh, and I was surrounded by other people, Ryan.
I love this reaction. I'm bringing you back, I'm bringing you back here. I know, Rich, I get it. I wanted to jump out of a first story window because I didn't really want to harm myself that bad. I just wanted the bruises.
So I didn't want like the full effect of what happened. But when that happens, like even like even Kurt Herb Street is like, wait. Joe Flacco pulled the ball. You see, the whole team went to tackle the running back because ain't no way that that's going to happen. The energy that that offense played with because they now have hope is all because of a young-looking at least Joe Flacco.
So what what does this tell you about The Steelers defensively, because again, this is uh a team that gave up Over 30 points to the Jets, who I was wondering. where that jet team was while I was sitting in a booth in Tottenham. five days ago. I'm like, I was just begging for, by the way, you were thinking of a first-story window. I was looking out of the booth thinking, how deep is this drop?
You know what I mean?
So, what does this say about the Steelers' defense right now? Moving forward. First off, I'm sure it's a deep enough drop to where you won't run to 40 very fast.
So we can't have that. That's an important moment for a lot of people.
So we need that to happen. Thank you. Here's what it says. It makes you look at that game against the Jets, Rich. It makes you go back to the game against the New England Patriots, where, if you remember, there were five offensive turnovers that helped.
and allowed the Pittsburgh Steelers To win that game, but Drake May and the New England Patriots were able to move the ball. I felt like Terrell Austin, the defensive coordinator, found something in the pressure defensive packages we've seen on third downs or in passing situations, adding Patrick Queen to the rush, playing some man-to-man. On the back end, using some disguise that's allowed them to get some one-on-ones. But last night, that was so difficult to do because of the matchups outside, which was supposed to be mitigated by adding a Darius Slay, by adding a Jalen Ramsey into a lesser effect, an Echoes that they acquired from the Jets. It was.
From the X and O strategy standpoint, it was a whipping from Zach Taylor on Terrell Austin. But also when we're just speaking about players making plays, the Jamar Higgins, I mean, the Jamar Chases, the T. Higgins, the Yoshi Bosses, the Chase Browns, no offense, they made more plays offensively than what we're used to seeing from the stars, like the TJ Watt, one of the highest players in the world, make. They didn't come up and show up in the most important times. And lastly, on this subject matter, Ryan, before I pick your brain on the rest of the NFL, you know, I hear it all the time from fans in Western PA whenever I cape for.
Mike Tallman in saying that He's one of the best and if he ever Did somehow, some way part ways with the Steelers, or vice versa, he'd be hired in two seconds flat if he wanted to do that. He'd be great on TV as well. Um, what do you say to those who are questioning Mike Tomlins' stewardship at this point in time? Certainly, off of a game like last night. Ryan.
Obviously, he's one of my closest friends in the business, a mentor to me, a big brother. Last night was disappointing for Mike Tomlin. This team is, I think, 0-7 on Thursday night. in the AFC North. Right.
I know he's so smart. He's on every single detail. I know that's part of his preparation, right? What can I do differently to have my team prepared? to play.
And then it was The Thought process in what are the adjustments defensively? How will we be prepared if we see something different or if something isn't working in the manner that it was supposed to be? And I didn't feel like this team was. And I think that's the most disappointing part. About Thursday night, that there are many times where I look at Mike Tomlin and I understand his process, and I don't put certain losses or certain statistics onto him.
Last night's loss was. You got everything you needed and wanted out of Aaron Rodgers to put you up and give you an opportunity 31 to 30 late in that game. And he and Terrell Austin didn't make the adjustments late to get one stop because that was all they needed, Rich, was one stop. And this is a very disappointing loss for a team that could have taken an incredibly stronghold on the AFC North and put themselves in play to host more than one playoff game when it came playoff time. The MA Award-winning ESPN analyst Ryan Clark here on The Rich Eisen Show Monday Night Countdown every single show.
That appears to be under the sun. Of course, the Pivot Pod as well, right here on The Rich Eisen Show. Let's talk four and two teams. Ryan, because the Niners, Eagles, Seahawks, Lions, Rams are all four and two in the NFC. If you had to put your marker on only one of them, Now, obviously, the Bucs are there at 5-1, and the Packers at 3-1-1.
But those four and two teams: Niners, Eagles, Seahawks, Lions, Rams, you could put your marker on only one of them to make the Super Bowl. Which one would it be? Um You want to say the easy, low-hanging fruit is the Philadelphia Eagles because we've seen it, right? We've seen them change things and we've seen them make the adjustments they need offensively. Going forward, but I'm going to say the Detroit Lions.
The Detroit Lions have a big problem at the corner. Right now, there's no DJ Reed, there's no Terry Ann Arnold. I do think Amik Robertson is a good startup. Starting corner and obviously Nickel. I believe that team is the scariest when you're talking about the four and two teams.
We understand what they can do from an offensive standpoint. They're getting healthier with the lean McNeil returning into the lineup. Aiden Hutchinson is starting to come along and make some of those plays. We watched him make early last season. I think.
Getting those two corners back and Kelvin Shepard, the new defensive coordinator, first year of DC, having an opportunity to call all of his stuff, do everything he needs to do from a defensive side of the football, and watching an offense that's still explosive. And if not for a penalty called early on in that game with Jared Goff not being set, I think that game could be differently as well if that touchdown pass from David Montgomery counts. And so I think the Detroit Lions have a very strong case to make a Super Bowl run. All right, then let's go to the AFC, where there are no fewer than now six 4-in-2 teams: the Steelers, Chargers, Patriots, Bills, Jaguars, Broncos. Let's do the same thing.
You can only put your marker on one of those teams. The Steelers, Chargers, Patriots, Bills, Jaguars, Broncos. Which one would it be out of the AFC? To make this.
Well, I think the first thing that I'm probably not supposed to do, because I don't know what the line of questioning is going to be. Can I add the Kansas City Chiefs into that so I can make this answer? They're three and three. Sure. Go for it.
Sure. You want to make sure that you're going to be able to make this answer really easy? I think that's the team to beat. I think that's the team to beat again. Rich, and I know that feels like...
An easy out. But I was saying this after their 0-2 start without Xavier Worthy. I've never seen Patrick Mahomes play with so much passion, with so much intention. You can tell that he's set to prove something and he understands how well he needs to play. Also thought Steve Spagnola on the back end without Justin Reed, who is now in New Orleans, was just trying to figure some things out with a rookie corner that's played a ton of time.
Jaden Hicks, a second year player at the safety position, just figuring out things from a chemistry standpoint, communication. And I believe that they're doing that. Add to that, in this week, you are adding Rashi Rice. Who was one of the best receivers going into last season before the ACL? We saw him ascend as they went.
To win a Super Bowl in his rookie year, I think this offense is going to be extremely explosive, especially with the quarterback under center run game getting going. That would be the team I pick. But if you give me a four and two team, I still think it's the Buffalo Bills. Eight people injured against the Atlanta Falcons, one of the best players in the world than Josh Allen. And in my opinion, a stellar head coach.
I think they write the ship and figure some things out.
Well, and again, you know, you know how it works in our business. If you're on a bye week, it's as if you don't exist and there's no reason to have a conversation about them. But let's do it here since I have you. The one in five Ravens, are you off them completely? Are they fork stuck?
What do you think? You know, like, that's the difficult thing is, right, Lamar Jackson can come back and this team can go on a run, win eight of their last game, last few games, or nine, and find a way to get into the playoffs. I just don't believe the way this roster is constructed, the way that they're executing, that they can win big playoff games. I do believe that at the end of the season, we're going to be looking at them and saying to ourselves, okay, where do they fit into this picture? What sort of wild card team could they be?
Or with the Pittsburgh Steelers losing this week. How do they have the ability to close that gap? Because they do have two games in week 14 and week 18 to play down the stretch.
So I believe that the Baltimore Ravens do factor in. I just don't believe they're as big of a threat to win the Super Bowl as we expected them to be coming into this season. I think Lamar Jackson has to take too much on his shoulders. And now, with him being injured, Zach Orr's defense not playing at a high level, I just can't see them beating the best of the best in playoffs. I kind of think that they're going to be that team, Ryan, that we're going to be on our collective shows, our respective shows in December saying, Don't let him in the tournament.
Do not let them in. You know what I mean?
Like they're gonna be on the on the cusp. They'll be right there in the mix for the seventh seed, maybe. Or, you know, they do have both games with Cincinnati and Pittsburgh still remaining. And their one win is in division.
So they that That's what I'm saying. I'm not ready to bury him yet. I'm just not ready to bury the Ravens yet. I think it's about perspective, too, Rich. You've been doing this for so long and you understand it.
It's. I'm not looking at them from the perspective of like, how do they get back in the fight? I'm looking at them from a perspective of where I thought they'd be in the fight at this point. Right, I believe that we were talking about the best roster in football at the beginning of the season. I don't believe that personally anymore, but you are absolutely correct.
I think then history will come into play, you know, Rich, and I'll ask you this question. Even if the Baltimore Ravens are hot. headed into the end of the season, how will you look at Past and And previously. Playoff failures as to how dangerous you believe they can be if they do, or if and when they do get into the dance. Certainly, if they got to go to Arrowhead, as you point out, I mean, the 3-3 Chiefs do not look like a 500 team.
And then, of course. You mentioned the Lions. The Bucs are... Playing them on Monday Night Football. A massive game that you're going to be all over in a couple of days.
A massive game. I look forward to that one big time. Yeah, I think that's huge, Rich, because Baker Mayfield playing like an MVP. I think Todd Bowles should be getting coach of the year sort of conversations, not necessarily recognition right now because it's early. Just the way that they execute in the stretch, the way they execute in two-minute drills, all sorts of critical football moments.
I think that that is extremely important and it tells a ton about the way that they prepare each and every week. I'm excited to see this game on the road against a very good Detroit team that will be coming off of a loss against the Kansas City Chiefs.
So they'll be locked in and ready to try to win this football game. I think this is going to be big because it has playoff implications into where a playoff game could be played if these two teams see one another again. Million percent. Man, you never know what's going to happen. And I'm the perfect example of that.
Never thought I'd be name-checked on the pivot for playing Cupid. Uh, for Joe and Michelle Buck, uh, as I was this past week, um, never thought that'd be. I've known Michelle Beisner forever and a day, and Joe forever and a day, had no idea. I'd be name-checked on your top-notch podcast, like I was right now. Hey, it was definitely fun.
Obviously, you know, when you study it and you realize that you had that connection, you know, my job, as you know, as because you host this show, is to not say the obvious thing that you want them to say, which is that you were part of the love connection.
So I thought that was cool. And before I go, I do want to say this. I was incredibly moved by your return to Sports Center. Stuart Scott was a huge. Just a huge inspiration to me.
He made me feel like I could do this job in my way. I think you're a legend as well in this. I think you're so gracious in the way that you treat. New people in the game, whether they have much have accomplished anything or nothing, the way that you receive us all. And for you to show that emotion, that vulnerability, that openness, and also just give the immense credit that Stuart Scott.
Deserves for what he meant to this business and all the lives that he's touched, and obviously touching your life. I just wanna say thank you for allowing people who may have never seen Stuart Scott live. To feel a little bit of how he affected us all. And I didn't get a chance to say that to you. And since I had an opportunity right now, I wanted to take it.
Uh I appreciate that. Uh did you ever uh how how often did you cross paths with Stuart? I'm off for Giorgio. Not very often. Not very often.
I did get an opportunity. I did get an opportunity to meet him. I never really got an opportunity, you know. to say that, but he is much like How I feel about the people I idolize. Growing up, watching sports in this business, I felt like there was no Better person to do his job, but also nobody that showed someone like me that it was okay to be yourself as long as you put the work in, you prepared, and you respected the occupation in the way you were supposed to.
Heck yeah, he would love watching you, Ryan. He really would. He would love working with you. Just ask SVP. You know, he'll tell you the same thing.
I know you're sitting on the set with him quite a bit. He'll tell you the same stories I would, too. You know, I'm off there. Because as well, we should. He's been gone over 10 years now.
It's unbelievable.
So the fact that any. you know, I get emotional talking about it. Because um the politics of my departure. prevented me from um being asked back to host Sports Center. Um and then So that robbed me of an opportunity to do it with Stewart again, and then cancer.
Robbed all of us. Um of of him And so when I sat on that set that night, and the circumstances are now so much better. um with with me and and obviously uh our our world our Disney world together Um it was absolutely something I had to do. I had to talk about him. I would have thought, I would think he would have done the same for me if.
Our situations were reversed. And I definitely think about them all the time. He would love you doing what you do. And celebrate yourself. That means a lot to me.
I'm not just saying that because you brought it up.
Well, I look forward to seeing you in person. We'll cross paths real soon. Keep doing what you're doing. You know, and I appreciate you saying yes. I'd love to have you back here anytime.
Thank you. Man, thank you so much, man. Stay travelers. Enjoy the game. You got it.
And I look forward to the next Flacco Steelers game. I will be peeled. My eyes will be peeled on your Instagram, Ryan. I think I'm going to erase my accounts that day. I'm going to delete them.
No, no, no, no. We just talked about you being you. We just talked about that. We just talked about being genuine. That was genuine.
Thanks for watching. Thanks for the time, Ryan. You got it. You have a great one. It's Ryan Clark, everybody, right here on the Rich Eisen Show.
It's genuine. I forgot. I didn't even talk about that in the first segment, that Flacco pulled it and ran for 12 yards. Yeah, he can do it all, man. He can do it all.
He does it all. All right. When we come back, a What's More Likely Friday, everybody, right here from London. Great conversations and fun, good times right here on The Rich Eisen Show. As many of you know, supporting pediatric cancer research is something I care deeply about.
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Keep your career moving forward. Visit careers.progressive. Yeah, yeah. Great chat with Ryan Clark. Great chat with Tori Holt.
Tom Pellicero with all the 411. Joining us later on in hour number three. I've got my top five other games of week number seven that I'm looking forward to seeing. It's a what's more likely Friday. Before we get to that, let's go to the phone lines.
They are all lit. We greatly appreciate it. Our friend Jeff from Detroit, let's take his call from London. What's up, Jeff? What's up, cuz?
What's going on? My international player cousins I have been enjoying All your interviews, you get every drop out of those interviews, man. I tell you, you guys have been. It was a surprise to me because I didn't know. I looked up, I said, wait a minute.
All three of them together already. Ain't one? My goodness, I ain't ready for y'all over there, baby.
So we are week number seven. What is the biggest surprise for all three of you thus far? In the NFL? Is it Baker? Is it Daniel?
Is it the way that Baltimore is playing? I mean, my goodness, nobody saw that. I was, Jeff, you know, this question that gets asked right around this time of year. Uh, between weeks seven and ten, right? That's always an interesting question.
The biggest surprise so far, and there's always one that's positive, and there's one that's negative.
So, I'll give you. The negative one is is Baltimore being one in five? That one is a surprise to me. I knew they had a tough stretch to start this season. I didn't see them just winning one game and that being against the Cleveland Browns and then losing every other one.
Obviously, injuries play a part in the last couple of weeks.
So that is a surprise. And then the positive one is Daniel Jones crushing it, man. The Colts being five and one, I knew, again, when I was at the Combine, hearing how they were 100% going to get. Competition for Anthony Richardson, and all I was hearing is. Um, that's code for they don't want to start Anthony Richardson, and so when they hired Daniel Jones and they got Daniel Jones to basically say, No, I'm not going to stay in Minnesota with the quarterback whisperer and the uh, what the career resuscitator and Kevin O'Connell.
I'm not going to stay there. because that's J.J. McCarthy's gig at some point. Um and He decided to go to Indianapolis. I thought to myself, he's going to get the start.
Like, he's going to, even if it is just a competition, he's going to beat out Anthony Richardson just based on his. his body of work that again didn't light any fires and actually got him cut in New York. But him playing the way that he's been playing in Indianapolis is far exceeds any hopes that I think that Colts. Brass thought could be possible with Shane Steichen, you know, and this Colts team. They are playing terrific football and are, you know, one, you know.
A.D. Mitchell brain farred away at being perfect.
So those are my surprises, Jeff. That's my answer to you, sir. And I appreciate the time. Good to chat with you. Jeff in Detroit chiming in as we're sitting here in London.
Tell the fellows in the shop we said, What up? And he's surprised that you guys are here, but you know. We spare no expense. You know what I mean?
Although, you know, our exchange rate is great. And now I'm rethinking the decision to bring the show here, to be honest. But no, it's good to have you guys. We had a great Italian dinner here last night. Nice little reunion.
And a great spot called Mediterraneo that is interestingly enough. The restaurant that's used by Ted Lasso is the taste of Athens.
So that's an actual Italian restaurant where they serve Greek food in Ted Lasso. That was fun. We did not. You guys want to go to a pub tonight? Oh, yeah, yeah.
We got a pub tonight. We got to fish chipset. We got to try to split the G. TJ, we got to do that right. I'm going to leave the G splitting the U.
Yeah, you're not a beer drinker. He's not a girl. I'll have a beer. That's literally like. Two sips.
Yeah, but then you you just gonna throw the rest out? No, you give it to Felly. Oh, okay. Oh, wow. Jeez.
What? Did you get leftover beer? What's more disgusting than leftover beer? I can't imagine. I don't mean there is some stuff, but I don't think that's cold fish and chips.
Oh, yeah, we can't have that. We can't have that. I can't believe you didn't drop your English accent on me about splitting the G. Why? Because then you guys sit here and act like it's so bad.
No, we don't. Go ahead. Just do it. Just go ahead and do it. You want to do it.
You want to do it. You want to do it. I'm going to do it. Do it. Do it.
I'm going to do it when you don't want me to do it. No, but just go ahead and see.
Now, this is absurd. Just go ahead and do it. I won't say anything. No, because Trillium, our makeup artist, has been helping me work on my accent. No, I don't want you to do it.
But here's the deal.
Now, forget it. The things we were working on, I don't think I should say until you ask me, Mike. We were using some words and I don't know.
Now I don't want you to do it.
Okay, well, that's a shame because it's going to happen at some point. Don't do it. All right. Hello, governor. See, there you go.
See, that's terrible. That wasn't meant to be good. See, I got him to do it. And then it's Friday. It's time for what's more likely from London.
Hit it. What? What's more likely? Never say never, but never. No, boy.
Oh, Mike Tomlin. Uh-oh. Hey, what's up, guys? You guys good? We're great.
Great to see you. What's more likely, guys? By the way, I tried to tell you: Bengals winning last night was good for content. Kurt Warner didn't believe me.
Okay. What's more likely the Bengals make the playoffs or the Steelers miss them? What is that? Oh so if I say the Bengals make the playoffs. That means the Steelers miss them?
No, but is it more likely that the Bengals or that I'm trying to make it? Or the Steelers miss the playoffs.
So you're thinking too deep about it. I think it's more likely that the Bengals make it. The Steelers are 4-2. The Steelers are not only 4-2, they're 3-1 in conference.
So they've got good tiebreakers. They just lost the division game on the road in a short week.
Okay. To a rival. You're not worried about. I'm saying the rival game is. You'd be worried about any team in the NFL right now.
Oh, gosh. Answer the question. I answered the question. I said the Cincinnati Bengals at 3-4, all three of their wins are conference. I've.
They're 3-1 in conference.
Okay. 3-4 overall. They held serve. Their next few games after this game against Pittsburgh, they've got a home date with the Jets. Joe Flacco.
Revenge game. And then they're taking on a since a Chicago Bears team that's on fire right now. By they're at Pittsburgh, home for New England. At Baltimore. You know, on a Thanksgiving night.
So these are games that they can get some traction and make the playoffs. And so can the Steelers too, Chris.
So how about that? You know, box me in to say something negative about the Steelers. Way to lead me into the next question. More likely AFC division to get multiple playoff teams. The North.
Go the south. Oh, I'll go the south. I'll go the south. But then you just said it's more likely the Bengals make the playoffs.
So the Bengals are the one AFC North team?
So I don't need to string them together. I don't need to string them together. I don't know what one. I turn pages here. I understood.
I turned the page from the first topic card.
Now, on this one, you asked me in this box.
So, what's more likely multiverse? I will say the South. Dude. Yeah man. Jaguars are going to score first downs.
BAM I actually just said those. I just said they're going to score first down. I'm combining the two things I need in the worst way. Good lord. Also, one of the more interesting you can.
By the way, they're going to score first down. This is also, I just, this is also a. Me saying I turned the page. I haven't turned the page. I have not turned the page.
No, I would. And you're not going to pay it. The Jaguars, the Jaguars, and the. And the Colts can absolutely make the playoffs, and so can the Texans. You can get three teams.
Colt, yeah. Texans still live. Yeah. All right, Reg. Yeah, and the Bengals can win the AFC North.
Yeah, I just said that. Thank you. Look, that's what I was going for. Yeah, you said it, but do you believe it? You're not going to turn the page again because more likely to be the higher total.
Rams, Jaguars, combined score.
Okay, last week was a combined 24 points. I'm aware of it, Chris. Just reminding you. I don't need it. Rams-Jaguars combined score, or my eyes are twitching, or pays.
Patriots. total themselves against the Titans. You know, the Patriots once beat the Titans. Oh, I'm going to go from 69 to 0. Get out of here.
The Titans defensively is not why Brock, you know, is not why. Uh Brian Callahan lost his job, Chris. I mean, that's still a grown-ass man. Jeffrey Simmons still sitting in the middle of that DNA. And as much as he cannot talk about it and dismiss it, is a Mike Rabel revenge game.
Oh, okay. I think the higher total is going to be the Jaguars and the Rams combined score. because I deserve it as a broadcaster. It's about you, it's what you deserve. 100% do you see the names on the mic flags and the walls?
I'm just saying. No puka. I understand there's no puka. There's also no Devin Lloyd, the best defensive player for the. Arguably for the Jaguars, and the best offensive player for the Rams, arguably.
Jordan Winningham, pick him up.
Okay. Ouch. I was completely might be listening. Uh, guys, is it more like a huge game in Kansas City? Raiders, Chiefs.
Big spread in that game, interestingly enough. Is it more likely Ashton Genti, more likely to be the higher number, Ashton Genti rush yards or Rashi Rice receiving yards? Oh, I'll go Genti rush yards. I know he's back, but. He also is part of an offense that's Sharing the football round.
And Genti's Doug Eye. Yeah, Pikachu said he wants to get 25 carries with him now. You know, that would be great to see for, you know, my one and five Fantasy League. My two and four team.
So I would. With that said though, you've got a feature back and you've got a guy working his way back. Which one would you go with? I mean, probably the guy that's been sitting, he's well rested, right?
Okay. Thank you. Yeah. I don't know. Yeah, but he's got a lot of competition.
He's going to be all targets. He's a top 20 receiver. Guys, more likely to be the championship game preview this weekend. Colts, Chargers, Bucks, Lions, Bucks Lions. I didn't stutter.
You did not. You jumped the gun, too. Colts Chargers is sneaky good, however. No, and they are currently now one and two in the AFC now that the. Steelers have fallen to three.
There's just so much movement in the AFC and the NFC, again. Um There's a ton of 4-in-2 teams in both conferences. I am going to take the Lions and the Bucks. As the teams to play one another. And this Monday night, as Ryan Clark just said.
Um that's on ABC and ESPN, the family of networks. This could be for the right to host that game. That's going to be good. I can't wait for it. It's going to be awesome.
And the Lions can go from sixth in the conference to one. You know, depending on the other results.
So let's talk a little NFC East. Is it more likely, guys, the Eagles? lose their third game in a row. or the Giants win their third and fourth games. Oh, I'll say it's more like the the Giants win their third and fourth games.
Again, the Broncos team that I saw last week against the Jets defense that really wasn't. Stopping many people. Offensively, they looked stalled. Uh in a way that I'm I, you know. in a way that looked like the team that was in Philadelphia quarters one through three.
Right. That fourth quarter was a burst. Correct. Minnesota's coming off of a buy. Um So the Eagles could easily lose their third in a row.
Um but I I just think the Giants winning their third time in four games against a team coming back from London. Playing again. After they were gone for, you know, 10 days, I mean, they went to Philadelphia and then went from Philly to London.
Now they're back. You know, obviously getting acclimated again. I'm just saying that one team is. I think they're both potentially can win. I think both the Vikings and the Giants can win this weekend.
But if I ask about what's more likely, I'll go with the Giants. I'll go with the Giants winning though. TJ, huge game in Dallas. Commanders, Cowboys. Terry McCorn already ruled out.
Debo is going to be game time decision again. By the way, is this the fourth straight game that McLaurin's missed? Yeah. Because if that's the case, they could have IR'd him, and then they didn't IR him. Because he, yeah, I mean, he.
Trevon Diggs is out after Apparently, getting a concussion in a home accident. Kind of a weird situation there. NFC East starter goes for 100 yards and a touchdown. George Pickens, or Bill Krosky Merritt. I'll do I'll do um I'll do Bill Krosky merit.
Just to piss off governor over there. Yeah. Mary Poppins over there, man.
Okay, mate.
Okay. A little spoonful of sugar helps that medicine go down, pal. And the most double sweet shot near the end of the spoon. Honestly, the Cowboys are they need to acquire some more people to play run defense. Yeah, correct.
So I'll do that. Although I think Pickens is going to go off again. I think both things can happen. I do. You don't want that as your hands.
Yeah, Pickens has six touchdowns. But I'll do Bill Krosky better hands. Bill Krosky. Guys, more likely star duo to go for more yards and touchdowns. Duo, Bajan, Drake London, CMC, or George Kittle, who's back.
Hmm. Oh, good one. Sneaky good Sunday night game. Falcons 9. Wow, the star duo to have more yards.
Is what you're saying? Yeah, combined yards and touchdowns. Man, Bijan is just three something they bought. Oh, man. I'll go with Bijan in London.
Yeah. Kittle's coming back. I have no idea how effective he's going to be. I hope he's going to be. I hope he's well ready.
I love George Kittle. I love seeing him star. My fantasy team misses. But Bijan and Drake just did it. Yeah, I'll go with that right now.
Plus, Fred Warner being out, I don't know what the hell it's going to look like. Yeah, it looks like Mac Jones is going to get another start.
Okay. Delta Games. I'm going to need one more.
Alright, we'll get one more. Wow, I'm so surprised. Oh my gosh. You have one more. I did not know that.
Yeah, there's my boy. Can't wait to see him. Little baseball as we finish up. What's more likely? Is it more likely the Dodgers sweep up 3-0 or Blue Jays Marriers goes to seven games?
Oh. Why can't both be. Stop it. The game is not. Oh, is it more likely both happen?
It's more likely the Dodgers sweep. Dude. The Brewers were the hottest team at baseball for the last like three months. They're just going to get swept? The Dodgers are wide awake.
Did Otani do anything last night? He. They're doing the same I'm asking. I didn't see any of the games. They may go two postseasons without Otani having a monster game because they're that good.
Otani overrated. They're definitely going to go two post seasons at night. That's an overreaction Monday. Yeah. Yeah, Dodge is sweeping.
I'll do Dodger Sweden. All right, Dodger Sweden. Come on. Great moment with Max Scherzer last night. Just like, no, no, oh man.
No, not. I'm okay. We're back here on the Rich Eisen Show from London on Disney Plus, the ESPN app and ESPN Radio, presented by Progressive Insurance. We've got Tom Pellicero, top of our number three, with all the information you need going into the rest of week number seven. We're back.
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Sonos, they look as good as they sound. also is using their headsets on the on the flight over Um Man, 10 days ago. You've been here a long time. I've been here a while. Yeah, you've been here a while.
I almost started adopting an English accent. Even though being here for 10 days, I still have not. Stopped looking at the way the roads are set up and being freaked out. I could not drive here. When you cross a lane of traffic to make a right turn.
Uh-huh. It's jarring. It's jarring to me. Yeah. Every time we've been in the car, I'm like freaking out.
And they, thank goodness. I don't know who's the first person to come up with this idea to write it on the look right, look left. Because I am, my head is honestly. I mean, it's got to be for the tourists, I'm sure. Of course it is.
What do you think it's for the locals? I don't know. For the locals, it's also like that in the hotel. The elevators weren't working, so I had to take the stairs, and there are literally air rows up and down. But.
The going down. What do you mean? There's arrows painted on the stairs. Normally, you stay to the right. But over here, you stay to the left.
So the going down? Walking steps? Yeah, going down. Does the same rules apply? Yes.
And going up, you're on the right. The stairs are like the roads. Yeah. They want you on the left. They put the arrow down and then the arrow up.
I was walking the other day in the tube and it was Right, left. It was, I was, yeah, it was loud. It was terrible in our hotel. I was used to that. Yep.
Down left, up left. Oh my God.
So there's an arrow. How do you need an arrow about. Understanding whether to go down or up a step. They don't want you to be on the right side.
Now I get it. I'm like, wait a minute, you need an arrow to determine what. How to go down steps? I get it. I was stuck behind a family.
There was a mom, dad, and probably like a three-year-old child. And the mom, the whole way down, just kept going, stay left, stay left. And she was teaching them. And she's like, oh, I'm sorry. And I'm like, no, I said, I need this advice too.
Yeah. So that's true. I don't know. You should have used your English accent there and acted that you were English to those people. You should have done that.
You should have done that. You should have done that. You should have done your British accent. You'll get another chance. Yeah.
Not on this show anymore because I don't want you to do it anymore. You've got an hour. No, no, no. You're terrible at it. I don't want to hear it anymore.
I don't know if I'm terrible at it. You know, you guys crack me up. And I'm going to tell you why. I'm going to tell everybody at home why and our friends at Dr. Devon.
I don't think you're going to say that we really crack you up. You do your Lou Holtz impression, and I'm the biggest champion of you. I applaud you. I commend you. I hype you.
You do your Jim Rome and your Chris Collinsworth impression. Don't do that on the air, though. You do your Chris Collinsworth, and I sit there and I champion. I'm like, that's funny. Anytime I do something, you guys act like it's a personal offense to you that I'm trying to be.
Well, it's because you're not good at it. Oh, my goodness. I tell you, don't make me do walking.
Okay. You'll know. All right. That's not good. That's great.
That's good. Can you do Walking with a British accent? I was thinking about it last night, and I don't think I can. You were literally thinking about it. What about it?
Yeah, I was. I was like, what am I going to do? What if British Lou Holtz and British Christopher Walken had a conversation with each other? I don't want to do that. Until 212.
What about British Collinsworth talking about Mahomes as the only quarterback to be able to bounce off of somebody? Hey, Mike. I'll tell you, Mike. See, your brain is like heading right. Your brain is like watching the traffic here.
Yeah, you can't compute it. Nobody. I was in the mirror last night trying to do the British walk. You can't do it. You can't do it, British Collinsworth.
You got it. Hold on, but wait, wait. Wait, wait, wait. I had it. Just beat me.
Hold on a minute. Here we go. We've got about 30 seconds left, an hour or two. You can do this, Chris. You got it.
Oh, mate, let me tell you about Patrick Wahomes. I mean, he's just a bangers and mesh over here. Hey, he's avoiding the pass rush, mate. You can't do Collinsworth just saying mate. I mean, you sort of can't.
You just did Collinsworth said mate. They love saying mate. Does he slide in from the other side of the booth over there?
Now you're getting something. Oh, yeah. He comes from this now. He comes from the other way. Toricos has to look down and say, look left.
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